What You Need to Know: A #CdnPolicast – The End of #Elxn44
The latest episode of Bluesky Strategy Group’s “What You Need to Know: A #CdnPolicast” with my colleagues Susan, Neil Brodie and Alyson Fair is now out. In this episode we…
2021
The March Of The Misinformed
Yesterday’s protest in Washington was a dud. Chris McGreal writes in The Guardian: As a protest, it was a flop. Turnout was at best half of the 700 predicted by…
Rats, sinking ship
Butts is in the @nytimes this morning saying the @JustinTrudeau #LPC campaign is “struggling” and “having trouble getting the message across.” #cdnpoli #cpc #ndp — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) September 19,…
Why vote Communist?
A vote for the Communist Party of Canada is not going to send them to parliament anytime soon, but it will expand the political imaginary of this election, writes CPC…
Hey, White Man?
The Toronto Star has gone over the edge. They found a professor in Ottawa who thinks it is alright to call Canadians of European origin “white men” and infer that…
Election Follies and Funnies #28: Covid Critical Care Stage Fuck!
Here’s today’s good news about the election: The LPC lead in Ontario is so large that I am not even going to report it (will confirm tomorrow ). I am…
Bonhoeffer on Stupidity
In 2021, we see strange people in BC — humans I suspect Dietrich Bonhoeffer would categorize as stupid — mobbing to prey on politicians, healthcare workers, hospital patients and now…
Preston Manning, godfather of the Canadian right, charts a plan for dealing with another Liberal government
Neoliberals, like rust, never sleep. So we shouldn’t be surprised Preston Manning already seems to be looking ahead to a post-election go at the new Liberal government, same as the…
Saturday Photo: The Salish Sea from Space…
The Salish Sea–the Puget Sound, Strait of Juan da Fuca, Georgia Strait area– is one of the regions I look at carefully in my new book Against the Seas: Saving…
Taking care of business…
Husband, dad and small business owner Sean Wood posted an item on Facebook that is worth our attention. With permission, it is repeated…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Andrew Nikiforuk writes that it’s long past time for Jason Kenney to resign as utterly unfit for public office. The Globe and Mail’s…
And the winner is….
This election campaign has left a sour taste in everyone's mouth. It was unnecessary and has let loose a wave of anti-social behaviour, particularly on the part of PPC adherents…
And the winner is….
This election campaign has left a sour taste in everyone's mouth. It was unnecessary and has let loose a wave of anti-social behaviour, particularly on the part of PPC adherents…
And the winner is….
This election campaign has left a sour taste in everyone’s mouth. It was unnecessary and has let loose a wave of anti-social behaviour, particularly on the part of PPC adherents…
#Elxn44 Roundup
News and notes from Canada’s federal election campaign. – Cam Fenton discusses how “strategic” votes for the Libs in the name of climate change figure to be anything but, while…
Scab Pickers. That’s All They Are.
I don’t know that it matters much who wins on Monday. The country will muddle along undefended, unprepared, neglected by Team Trudeau or Team O’Toole, grey suits stuffed with wet…
Someone Has To Go
When this election is over, Chantal Hebert writes, either Justin Trudeau or Erin O’Toole will have to go. In Trudeau’s case, the calculation is simple: Trudeau made the call that…
Left, Right, Left, Right. Drat! It hard to be consistent.
The post Left, Right, Left, Right. Drat! It hard to be consistent. first appeared on richardhughes.ca.
Dougie, Where Are You?
It’s amazing that the two most obnoxious conservative premiers in Canada could hide out so long. The news media probably know where they were but did not care. Jason Kenney…
Election Follies and Funnies #27: Endorsement-paloosa
First Trudeau gets two high-profile endorsements: Wishing my friend @JustinTrudeau the best in Canada’s upcoming election. Justin has been an effective leader and strong voice for democratic values, and I’m…